Busy harvest bustle as weather threatens corn fields
South Emmet residents rush husking and field work while stormy weather looms. locals travel for markets, attend church events, and aid neighbors. Reports note continued dry warmth slowing harvest, road work along Hepp to Berg school, and community gatherings including dances and legion meetings. Uncertain harvest pace curtails employment, with many households managing chores, visits, and family illnesses amid autumn activities.
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South Emmet
Henrietta
Emma Gil‘gart
Sac County
Ralph Schumacher
Rock ‘Well City
Otis Jorstad
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Knut Trueford
Clarence
Ayee
Mable
Petersburg
S. W. Berg
Henrietta Gilgart
Miss Gilgart
Berg
Kennedy
Lippert
Kathryn
Amelia
Stherville
Grachtinger
Carl Knutsen
Emmetsburg
Lewis Isaacson
Knut
Jorgen Anderson
Vic Jacobson
Hepp Corner
Osher Vais
Earl Moraine
Methodist Church of
Graettinger Gold Rush Saga Unearths Town Deposits
The Graettinger area along the Des Moines river and Jack Creek hosts vast gravel and sand deposits mined by Rock Island and later drainage firms. In 1921 rumors sparked by colored sand tested as gold led residents to test samples. curiosity grew as tests indicated trace gold and silver, prompting attempts to extract with hydrostatic methods and patent filings though profitability remained uncertain.
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Graettinger
Des Moines
Des Moines River
Rock ‘Island
Rock Island Company
T. Sullivan
Rock Island
Grayttinger
Grachtinger Tile Works
Graettinger Tile Works
Yeorsong
Jed Spies
Jorthwest
Bernard Smith
Grachtinger
Thos, Dee Co
Chicago
Graetlinger
A. Gh
Herke
Sean
Waillingford
M. da. Mahun
Denver
Colorado
Graektinger
Graatthirer
A. G. Herke
Washington
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